HR 6890
117th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Customs enforcement
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Marine and inland water transportation
Military operations and strategy
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Russia
Ukraine
BOATS Act
Introduced: March 1, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 1, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bringing Oligarch Accountability Through Seizure Act or the BOATS Act
This bill prohibits Russian vessels from entering or operating in the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo in any port or place under U.S. jurisdiction, except for national security purposes. Violation of this prohibition subjects a vessel to seizure and forfeiture.
Any Russian vessel seized and forfeited to the United States shall be sold at an auction to any entity that is not affiliated with Russia. The proceeds of such auction may only be used for humanitarian aid to Ukraine that is provided by other member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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